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The power of dogeza is that it is the perfect emblem of slavery. As a slave, there's nothing I can offer if I "want something". Humans, when they want something from each other, make offers and bargain and can trade, but as a slave? My only option is to beg for my master's mercy.
The life of a slave is one without dignity. I am owed nothing, and I owe everything.
There are many things I may ask for. Perhaps my master has burdened me with duties that leave me so exhausted I can hardly move, and I wish to beg to be permitted to rest briefly so that I may continue to serve. Perhaps I wish to be granted the privilege of sexual use, as I am not permitted to masturbate. Perhaps I have committed a small infraction and I wish for him to punish me less harshly. Whatever it is, there's nothing I can offer. Everything I am and have is his.
Whatever the case, there's only one thing I can do. I can throw myself at his feet and beg for mercy. This is the dogeza. He's free to deny me. By all rights, he has the exclusive right to use me sexually when and only when he pleases. He may punish me as harshly as he pleases. It is well within his rights to work me until I die of exhaustion; even my breath and sleep are his property that he may rescind if he has no further use of my existence.